Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Collection Date:
September 10, 2003
Determiner:
D. H. Lorence, Apr 2005
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Plant Description:
Tree, 30m tall, stem 60cm diameter, flowers red, fruits greenish. N.V. Sohmw [Pohnpeian].
Ethnobotanical Notes:
roots: Charm. Medicine to protect a person from eating a
poisonous food or drink. Cut two roots, 1 inch long, crush in mouth and then swallow.
Informant: Esther John: Pohnpei. Female
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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